“How can one make friends without exquisite dishes! It is mainly through the table that one governs!”Jean-Jacques Regis de CambaceresFrench politician (1713-1824)

“Monsieur Guizot assures us that while he was ambassador in London, his cook was more useful to him politically than his secretaries.”Lucien Tendret, great-nephew of Brillat-Savarin; French lawyer and gastronome

“Political issues are decided at table. Talleyrand has often been indebted for his successes to the skillful creations of Antonin Careme.”Lucien Tendret